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CES 2025 officially kicks off Tuesday morning in Las Vegas and runs until the end of the day on January 10. The “official” dates refer to when the Las Vegas Convention Center floor is open to attendees, thereby belying the show’s viability. actual duration. A pair of press days kicks off on Sunday, with several smaller events leading up to press conferences on January 6.
Press conferences
We’ll be keeping a close eye on the following here at TechCrunch:
AMD: (Monday 11am PT/2pm ET) AMD has its work cut out for it at CES 2025. Rival Nvidia sucks oxygen It looks great from every room as the chipmaker stays ahead of the AI boom. So how will AMD compete with Nvidia’s announced RTX 5000 announcement? The company should showcase its next-generation GPU. RDNA 4 cards as part of ongoing rebranding could come Like the RX 8000 or RX 9000 series.
Toyota: (Monday 4pm PT/7pm ET) We expect Chairman Akio Toyoda to visit Woven City, the car brand’s “living laboratory.” Our automotive editor Kirsten Korosec adds, “Details are slim on exactly what will be revealed. Originally announced in 2020, TechCrunch will monitor how startups will be incorporated into the Woven City and whether Toyota follows through on plans to build a fully connected ecosystem powered by hydrogen fuel cells.
Samsung: (Monday 5pm PT/8pm ET) Samsung’s CES squeeze is always weird. The Korean electronics giant generally keeps its dust dry when it comes to consumer electronics. Finally, it is expected to announce its latest flagship phone, the Galaxy S25, at the end of January. CES 2025 will continue the company’s tradition of televisions and home appliances. There are odds and ends like consumer robots that will likely never see the light of day. Samsung accepted “AI for everyone: Every day, everywhere” tagline for the presentation.
Nvidia: (Monday 6:30pm PT/9:30pm ET) Nvidia will undoubtedly have the biggest CES 2025 ever. After all, the company has the biggest everything today. The chip giant has a market value of more than $3.4 trillion, largely thanks to him a key position in the ongoing AI boom. Companies like OpenAI and Meta have bought Nvidia processors by the boatload, and that’s unlikely to change in the new year. Founder and CEO Jensen Huang will help kick off CES 2025 with his “trademark leather jacket and unflappable gaze.” For Nvidia.
The following day’s notable keynotes include Twitter/X CEO Linda Yaccarino at 1:30pm PT and Delta CEO Ed Bastian at 5:00pm PT. The latter, in particular, will take place at the jam band hot spot, Sphere. Both will be released officially CES YouTube page.
Trends
Watch it hot topic it’s almost going to be the only thing anyone in tech is talking about these days: AI. This is certainly nothing new for CES. The category has been at the forefront for years now, with the 2024 show introducing the earliest consumer devices powered by generative artificial intelligence.
The Rabbit R1 was perhaps the highlight from last year’s show. The handheld, like other AI devices, created a lot of buzz at the event Humane’s AI pinthe product did not live up to any expectations.
However, the topic will not be limited to this kind of product. Any product this year does not some form of artificial intelligence will be in a small minority. As mentioned above, Nvidia and AMD will go head-to-head on the chip front. Nvidia will be in particular focus as the chipmaker sets the pace for AI in 2025, including the release of the long-awaited GeForce RTX 50 GPU. The company will also tap into other key categories, including robotics and transportation.
Artificial intelligence will grace everything from cars to refrigerators this year. Some programs will be really useful, but many, if not most, will be solutions in search of a problem. This is always an important thing to remember at an event like CES. It’s a big show; last year’s hosted 4,300 companies and approximately 140,000 participants. There’s a lot of noise, and there are plenty of AI “applications” to rise above it.
Over the past decade, CES has become one of the best auto shows of the year. It’s driven primarily by automakers’ bids to be trailblazers: What better way to demonstrate that than at the year’s biggest consumer tech show? The 2021 addition of the Las Vegas Convention Center’s new West Hall facilitated this expansion.
Questions remain as to whether CES can maintain its status as a major auto show. Anecdotally, less big names are meaningfully involved, including US manufacturers like Ford. This is likely due in part to the return of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit after a one-year hiatus. This event will start on January 10, coinciding with CES.
That doesn’t mean there won’t be some big headliners coming out of Vegas next week. Along with Toyota’s presence, Sony’s press conference should once again feature the Afeela, the company’s collaboration with Honda. Companies like Hyundai — currently owns Boston Dynamics – will likely focus on humanoid and other robotics.
Robotics has increasingly become a focus for CES in recent years. From manufacturing to eVTOLs, I expect most transportation companies to discuss the topic. The auto industry has been at the cutting edge of automated manufacturing for years, which has been accelerated by various employment and supply chain crises since the pandemic. eVTOLs, meanwhile, scored major points FAA victory end of last year.
CES continues to be the main launching pad for computer monitors. In fact, Samsung, ASUS and MSI have all added “world’s first” 27-inch 4K OLED monitors With a refresh rate of 240Hz. Smart home appliances always get a lot of love at the fair. LG has already announced lots of news on that front. Samsung should follow suit in Monday’s press conferences.
After a long lull, I’m looking forward to a new wave of smart home devices. between interactions through Item standardWith the explosion of generative AI platforms and a second wind for smart assistants from Google, Amazon and Apple, companies will demonstrate how these devices can excel where their predecessors failed.
After the latest period of hype, augmented reality still has a lot to prove. The Vision Pro hasn’t taken off as well as Apple had hoped, and rivals are struggling to compete with the Meta’s ability to subsidize the Quest’s cost. Big names in the space, like HTC and Magic Leap, have largely focused on enterprise applications. Chipmakers like Qualcomm are still very focused on making a breakthrough.
